"The biological integration is unprecedented," Morgan says, her voice tight, carrying the clipped, clinical tone of a scientist delivering a paradigm-shifting diagnosis. She taps a key, and the holographic projection shifts, displaying a massive, three-dimensional rendering of the surface tether.
The golden leaf is glowing brightly on the screen, its cellular structure expanding, sending microscopic, golden threads of energy deep into the dead wood, revitalizing the molecular bonds.
"When Asher interfaced with the Third Anchor on the Moon," Morgan explains, her eyes shining with a profound, scientific awe, "he didn't just build a cage for the Formless. He absorbed the residual genesis energy of the lunar lock. When he touched the tether, he didn't just ground the entropy. He inverted it.
